Number: 63

IMDB Rating: 6.9/10 (11696 votes)

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Also known as:: The Lover

Country: France, 115 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Biography

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud

Cast: Jane March (as The Young Girl), Tony Leung Ka Fai (as The Chinaman), Frédérique Meininger (as The Mother), Melvil Poupaud (as The Younger Brother), Lisa Faulkner (as Helene Lagonelle), Arnaud Giovaninetti (as The Elder Brother), Xiem Mang (as The Chinaman's Father), Philippe Le Dem (as The French Teacher), Ann Schaufuss (as Anne-Marie Stretter), Quach Van An (as The Driver)

Medium: Original DVD

Plot Outline: It is French Colonial Vietnam in 1929. A young French girl from a family that is having some monetary difficulties is returning to boarding school. She is alone on public transportation when she catches the eye of a wealthy Chinese businessman. He offers her a ride into town in the back of his chauffeured sedan, and sparks fly. Can the torrid affair that ensues between them overcome the class restrictions and social mores of that time? Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Maugerite Duras.

Loaned: No